Call for Actors, Second Season of Ongoing Web Series (Providence, RI Area)

Endless spectrum Studios is currently seeking actors for the second season the ongoing web series, Clean Livin, filming this summer. Seeking a number of actors of all types for supporting and background positions to join the existing cast for the 8 episode second season.Specifics for a few of the supporting characters we are casting for are as follows:

50-65 year old male, with a very distinctive/charaterfull voice (possible of Italian descent) to play mob boss type.

40-50 year old female, toplay the reserved yet fowl mouthed nun.

28-35 year od male, to play low-life scum in debt to the mob boss.

25-30 year old male, to play smart mouth youger brother to low-life character.

45-50 year old male, to play long timne bartenter at local bar.

Also seeking a number of other minor charaters and background actors for shoot/fight scenes. Union and Non-union actors welcome to apply.

The Chorus of Westerly is
pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan A. Saunders as its new Executive
Director. Mr. Saunders, a former child and teenage member of the Chorus of
Westerly, will begin his new position with the organization in July.

A
native of the Westerly/Pawcatuck area, Mr. Saunders’s roots with the Chorus of
Westerly are quite deep. He joined the Chorus in 1986 as a treble (boy soprano)
and sang with the ensemble through his graduation from Stonington High School in 1996. Since that time, Mr.
Saunders, currently a resident of Natick, MA,
has remained active with the Chorus serving frequently as a volunteer and as a
member of the organization’s Board of Directors. He most recently served as
Vice President of the organization. In addition to his work in Westerly, Mr. Saunders has served annually on the volunteer
staff of the Chorus’s annual summer choir camp for its youth members in
New
Hampshire.

Outside of his work with the Chorus,
Mr. Saunders’s arts management background is quite extensive. After graduating
from Wheaton College in 2000 (where he served as an assistant to
the choral director), Mr. Saunders was hired by Tufts University as an events producer and
publicist for their department of music. During his first five years with
Tufts, Mr. Saunders helped oversee a dramatic expansion of the Tufts Music
concert season from 50 to over 100 concerts annually, as well as a nearly
doubling in total and average concert attendance. In 2007, upon the opening of
Tufts University’s new Granoff Music
Center, Mr. Saunders was
promoted to Manager of Events and Public Relations for both the new center and
the department. His new duties included overseeing a large staff, managing two
state-of-the-art performances halls and an active box office, as well as
directing and executing an expanded events season of nearly 200 concerts and
other activities. He most recently was the winner of a Tufts University
Distinction Award, the 2009 Change Agent Award, for creating new opportunities
for innovation.

Mr. Saunders is a former member of the Council of
Electors for the Center of the Arts, Natick, and
has a master’s degree in arts administration (with a focus on performing arts
management) from Boston University. He is married to Alisa
Merrifield Saunders, a kindergarten teacher in Dover, MA.

“On behalf of Music Director George
Kent, the Board of Directors, staff, and singers, we are all very excited to
have Ryan joining us as our new Executive Director and welcome him back home!
Ryan’s leadership and passion for the Chorus of Westerly will be the catalyst
for the Chorus’ future success as we begin our next 50 years!” said Chorus of
Westerly President Deborah Dunham.

Critical features of this job are described below. They are subject to change at any time as duties, tasks and functions are assigned or re-assigned by the board.

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:

Founded in 1978, Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) is a 501-C3 nonprofit arts organization that includes a professional dance company of high artistic quality and a school ― the Center for Dance Education ― that enrolls over 300 students ages 3 to adult in pre-professional and recreational classes, including a summer session. The organization’s budget is $1.5 million.Recognized for the quality of its performances and the diversity of its repertoire under the guidance of Artistic Director Mihailo (Misha) Djuric, the ballet company includes 26 dancers and artistic staff. In addition to classical and neo-classical works, the FBP repertoire has featured numerous world and Rhode Island premieres by noted contemporary choreographers.

FBP is centrally located on the East Side of Providence. Performances are presented at the VMA Arts & Cultural Center in Providence, the Providence Performing Arts Center, and in FBP’s own Grand Studio.

POSITION SUMMARY:The Managing Director is responsible for the overall leadership, management and operations of the Festival Ballet Providence and its Center for Dance Education from a non-artistic perspective. The incumbent will be responsible for the financial management of the organization, including fundraising.

The Managing Director will develop, effectively communicate, and execute a clear and compelling strategy and business plan. He/she will set and maintain a collaborative leadership model that will strengthen the organization by creating a positive, mutually supportive working relationship between the artistic and administrative sides of the organization as well as with all external constituencies. The Managing Director will report directly to the Board of Trustees.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

The Managing Director has the primary functions of:

· Fiscal Management

· Development

· Community Outreach

· Strategic Planning

DETAILED JOB FUNCTION:

Fiscal Management:

In collaboration with the Artistic Director and the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees, develop an annual business plan that reflects the strategic plan of the organization in consideration of achievable income goals (both earned and unearned) and secure monthly cash flow.

In conjunction with the Board’s Development Committee, ensure that the structure and process are in place to raise the necessary resources to support FBP mission and activities and ensure the short and long term financial stability of the organization

Promote the mission of the organization by establishing positive relationships with government agencies, collaborative organizations, corporations, foundations, the media and the public

Community Outreach:

Cultivate and maintain professional relationships with key external constituencies, including donors/prospective donors, government and community leaders, corporate and foundation leaders, the media and vendors

Work with the Treasurer and Executive Committee of the board to review employee compensation and benefits

Work with the Artistic Director and the Director of the Center for Dance Education to coordinate artistic and education-related operations.

In collaboration with Artistic Director, ensure positive, ongoing dialogue among all employees, members of the Board, and other volunteer leadership

Oversee the maintenance of physical facilities, ensuring compliance with state and local fire safety regulations

Conduct annual inventory of assets

Strategic Planning:

In consort with the Strategic Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees, develop a strategic plan with annual and long-term organizational goals

Develop an annual marketing and public relations plan in collaboration with the Marketing Committee of the Board and any support staff.

Prioritize management, marketing, and development activities to meet stated goals

Provide quarterly reports on the status of annual goals

Governance:

Work collaboratively with the Board Chair and Board Committee Chairs on meeting agendas, financial reports and other support documentation

Assist in identifying and cultivating prospective Board candidates

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND/OR EDUCATION NEEDED:

A. SKILLS

· Financial Management

· Fundraising

· Strategic Planning

· Visionary Leadership

· Diplomacy

· Communications, including public speaking & writing

· Human Resources Management

·Knowledge of and proficiency in basic computer skills

B.EXPERIENCE·Demonstrated nonprofit management expertise, with preference in performing arts, other cultural, or educational organizations, or knowledge of the workings of non-profits·Financial management including budget and business plan development, analysis, and reporting·Skilled fundraiser·Talent working with a wide range of constituencies including business, political, and community leaders

NEFA is pleased to announce ARTS JOBS: Public Artist Fee Support, a new grant opportunity for public art projects in Connecticut and Rhode Island! As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), NEFA is awarding grants to community-based nonprofit organizations in New England for artist and/or contractual fees related to the implementation of a planned public art project that may be significantly delayed or cancelled due to the economic downturn. Concept letters are due to NEFA by July 1, 2009.

Join Fuller Craft Museum, curators, artists and other quests as we celebrate the opening of three exciting new exhibitions: ThePerfect Fit-Shoes Tell Stories, Beyond the Embargo: Cuban and American Ceramics and Chunghie Lee: My Cup Overflows.

Sherry Brown, Education Director at RISCA, is putting together a youth panel for the New England Consortium of Artist-Educator Professionals conference that will take place at the RI School of Design on Friday, June 19, 2009. The panel of high school students will ‘teach the teachers’ by helping teaching artists understand how to use electronic arts in the classroom.Click here for more information on NECAP: http://www.artisteducators.org.

Ms. Brown is also preparing to judge Beacon Charter School student’s Capstone projects on Friday. Beacon Charter students have put their electronic portfolios online, allowing Brown to judge their film projects from her office computer. For more information about Beacon Charter Capstone projects, please click here:http://beaconart.digication.com/capstone09/About_the_Class

On Friday, May 29, from 8:30 to 1:00, Brown will attend a student art installation at PAIS, Providence Academy of International Studies, 182 Thurbers Avenue, Providence. PAIS teachers Ms. Lallo and Mrs. Sprague received a RISCA Arts Talk Grant and combined their classes to create a work of art that embodies the theme of transformation and collaboration.Their students created painted canvasses and sent them to their community partners who added their own design onto the artwork. Each canvass represents and honors a PAIS community partnership. The students also worked at The Steel Yard and made original steel sign posts to display the painted canvasses. Ten student-made steel sign posts will line the entrance to PAIS as a community partnership “Walk of Fame”.

WHAT IS IT?: Ms. Lallo and Mrs. Sprague received a RISCA Arts Talk Grant and combined their classes to create a work of art that embodied the

theme of transformation and collaboration. Their students created painted canvasses and sent them to our community partners so they could collaborate and add their own design onto the artwork. Each canvass represents and honors one of the PAIS community partnerships. The students also worked at The Steel Yard and made original steel sign posts to display the painted canvasses. Ten student made steel sign posts will line the entrance to PAIS as a community partnership “Walk of Fame”; the installation of the signs will be on Friday, May 29th.

WHEN:
Submission process is now open
Deadline for receipt of submissions: December 31, 2009

Santa Fe, New Mexico USA – ARTWORKinternational, Inc. of Santa Fe, NM newly announces a privately funded grant. The Artist Business Career Development Grant totals $12,000, establishing it as one of the primary, international, monetary-support grants for visual artists. The Artist Business Career Development Grant parallels Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Pollock Krasner Foundation Inc. as per their open submission policy. In contrast, several major granting foundations have assumed a review process of nomination-only.

Uniquely, the Artist Business Career Development Grant (or ABCD Grant) offers unrestricted support to visual artists by placing priority on advancing the grantee’s career. While the granting period extends over one year, the continued benefits are exponential, continuing throughout the artist’s lifetime.

ARTWORKinternational Inc.’s mission is to create a global presence for visual artists. They foster excellence in the realization of each artist’s ultimate potential. Facilitating the career development of contemporary visual artists, they utilize three decades of cumulative experience amassed by their team of art professionals.

In light of the current global economy, ARTWORKinternational, Inc. conceived of, and released the ABCD Grant—an uncharted grant accessible to visual artist applicants worldwide, of any background, working in any media, at any stage of their career. Through the ABCD Grant, ARTWORKinternational, Inc. is able to further realize its mission by offering full-spectrum career development to the selected artist(s) free of charge.

ARTWORKinternational, Inc. has been in business for over a decade, and boasts an exemplary history of successful full-spectrum career development and placement for artists with museums, galleries, non-profit groups, sculpture gardens, public art venues, funding institutions, etc. ARTWORKinternational, Inc. has worked with the most prestigious art venues throughout the world, including prominent art publications, contemporary curators, critics, collectors, and dealers. ARTWORKinternational, Inc. serves as the liaison between the artist and art world.

Since its inception ARTWORKinternational, Inc. has worked directly with over six thousand contemporary art venues, across the globe, on behalf of their clients.

Sound Session ’09 is just SIX weeks from today and now’s the time to mobilize our Volunteer Team!

Sound Session is New England’s most exciting week-long, genre-defying summer music festival. Now in it’s sixth year, the festival features seven days and nights of spectacular sights and sounds, including five outdoor and indoor Mainstages, an after-dark carnival Parade and Block Party, and a dynamic lineup of legendary artists alongside up-and-coming talents!

By becoming a volunteer, you are not only contributing to one of the largest and rewarding cultural exchanges in the region, but also gaining unique experience and connecting with 50,000 people from Providence and beyond. To find out more about how you can get involved, join us for the
Annual Volunteer Social:

The Black Box Theatre is currently holding auditions for “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Production is scheduled to run September 18-20, 2009. All roles needed.

Auditions will take place May 30-31, June 6-7, 13-14 from 11-3pm. Be prepared to sing a song from the musical. Call 401.490.9475 to reserve a time slot. The Black Box Theatre is located at Artists’ Exchange, 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston, RI. www.artists-exchange.org.This is not an RIFC Production

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OPEN CALL FROM TSL PRODUCTIONS:

Exile Movies in association with TSL Production is seeking NON-UNION actors for a film tentatively entitled “Smalltown“.

Non-Union male and female actors ages 18+ are invited to attend an Open Call on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 10:00AM to 5:00 PM at Kay Studios, 66 Valley Street, East Providence, RI 02914.

Also seeking Non-union Male Lead ages 20-35. Please bring a current head shot and resume.Sides will be available for a cold reading.

“Smalltown” is an action adventure mythic thriller set in a suburban wasteland, smalltown is a once beautiful suburb overrun by drugs, poverty, prostitution and violence. For years the town has lived under two warlords, the Drug Lord and the Pimp. A truce between these two fathers was born, and has kept the town at peace. But not for long. War is on its way to smalltown.

Production is tentatively set for Summer 2009 with filming taking place in Rhode Island and the surrounding New England area.

Also, casting for a variety of upcoming projects including “The Devil Has A Variety Show”.

If selected, participants will receive a film credit as well as a DVD copy of the finished product. Catering will be provided on set. Potential monetary payment will be contingent on the performance of the film and, as such, should not be expected as a guarantee.

This movie will be passed through the film festival circuit and will also be presented to film studios as a feature film.

On Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 7:00pm at Tazza Café in Providence, RI, Ahtspot.com presents the 4th Annual Ahtspot Open Call! This is one of the events leading up to Providence’s 48 Hour Film Project. This event is for actors, filmmakers and theater professional alike. The Ahtspot Open Call is an open audition show where talented actors can audition for the crowd of directors, producers and even other actors. Each actor gets two minutes on stage.

This popular event has been very well attended in the past. For pictures visit ahtspot.com. Actors can find instructions to sign up below.Directors, producers and other theater and film professionals—this is a freeevent to check out the local New England pool of talent. From 7 to 9pm you will be able to watch actors audition for the audience, then after the show stick around and approach your favorite talent. Order a drink, relax, take notes and enjoy the show!

This event is run in conjunction with and to help promote the Rhode Island Film Collaborative’s 48 Hour Film Project Providence 2009! The 48 Hour is a contest where filmmakers are challenged to make a complete short film in just 48 hours. Teams are invited and welcome to the event to cast for their movies, meet other teams, collect additional crew and network with other film and theater professionals. For more information visit www.48hourfilm.com/providence or www.rifcfilms.com.

Actors, sign up begins at 6:00pm and there can be a line. Actors will be taken on a first come, first serve basis. Ahtspot.com clients will have the ability to pre-register online. Not all performers may get a chance to perform if time runs out. Remember you have two minutes or less to do your piece. You can perform anything you want, it is your time to shine! So get there early or sign up in the members section.As an added bonus for all you Southwest Side New Englanders, Ahtspot’sOpen Call is going to be doing a smaller version of our show at the 4th Annual Film Industry Mixer in Danbury, CT on June 6th. We will have a sign up table at the event! Performance times are at 7pm & 10pm, each for an hour. More details can be found at their website. (www.filmindustrymixer.com) You cannot pre-register at this event. A sign-up table will be available starting at 6pm near the stage. It will be first come, first serve, so get there early!Ahtspot’s Open Call is an 18+ Event – 21+ to drink. Children under 18 must be with a parent/guardian.

Members’ ExhibitTheme: “Night & Day”This is an non-juried exhibit however, each artwork should stay within the parametersof the theme, Night & Day.PAC gallery, located at the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, is sponsoring a members’ exhibition. A showcase of PAC’s artist community, the exhibition is an opportunity for artists of all disciplines/media to participate. pawtucket arts coLLaborative gallery Exhibit June 29 to August 22Reception Thursday, July 16 5:30pm – 7:00pmvOpen to all members whose dues are current. New members are accepted during the time of delivery. All media. Submission Dates: Friday, June 19 & Saturday, June 20 11:00 to 1:00 PMDrop off location: PAC Office, 260 Main Street, Pawtucket
Submit actual artwork, no reproductions, no slides.This is a members’ show only. There is no entry fee to members whose dues are current.If you are not a member, you may become one at time of delivery. Limited to 2 submissions. Size limitation: no larger than 48” in any direction.All entries MUST include a signed memorandum of understanding (below) with entry.vThe Pawtucket Arts Collaborative Gallery is located in a multi-purpose public building housing several offices including The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, RI Parent Network, The Slater Mill Gallery and Theatre, and several City of Pawtucket Offices. Over 100,000 people pass through this building on an annual basis, which includes tours by young students from local schools. Artwork submitted must be appropriate in content for display in a public space. PAC reserves the right to refuse any work that it finds to be inappropriate for this space.

All questions should be directed toNancy Gaucher-Thomasngaucherthomas@cox.netORAmy Jean Romeroearthboundart@gmail.com

PAWTUCKET ARTS COLLABORATIVE EXHIBIT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Exhibits at the gallery typically run for 8 weeks. Artists are strongly encouraged to attend an opening reception organized and hosted by the PAC Gallery and Education committees. The PAC Gallery will announce the exhibit and its opening reception by invitation as well as through press releases and other media sources. Artists are encouraged to invite from their own mailing lists.Submission forms will be available for artists to fill out when delivering their art to the PAC office. Please be prepared to provide the following information: title, size, medium and price. Each artist is expected to submit a bio and artist statement that must be delivered with art at drop off. Provide statement on one white page sheet for the gallery bio book. The office will need a current mailing address, phone number and email address in order to be able to contact each artist for art sales, future mailings and pick up reminder.PAC liability policy: All entries will be handled with care and treated as delicately as possible. In addition, we suggest that all artwork be properly wrapped. However, PAC and its agents will not be held responsible for any damages or theft of artwork during handling. Artwork remaining two months AFTER the pick up date will be donated to a non-profit of PAC’s choice.The landlord has requested that images of graphic nudity not be displayed in the PAC Gallery.< Dues must be current in order to exhibit. Entry fees are non-refundable.< A 30% commission will be retained on all artwork sold. Please no POR (price on request).
< All 2-D artwork, submitted to any PAC exhibit, must be properly framed, wired and ready for hanging. Please: No reproductions. No saw tooth hangers. All works under glass should have light /neutral matting. No dark colored mats.
< 3-D sculpture and artwork: upon acceptance, pedestal must be provided unless work is free standing. Smaller pieces may be installed in glass cases provided by the gallery. There are free standing cases available, however, space is limited.< If accepted, please submit an image for publicity.Images may be emailed in the form of a jpeg 300 dpi and no larger than 6” in any direction. Please send to kef@PSH.com(please put “PAC Exhibit” in the subject line.< All artwork submitted for this exhibit will remain in place for the duration of the show, with no adjustments, removals or changes once submitted.